“There is not a righteous man on earth who does what is right and never sins.”
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“Anyone who is among the living has hope--even a live dog is better off than a dead lion!”
“The quiet words of the wise are more to be heeded than the shouts of a ruler of fools.”
“By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.”
“Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.”
“Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.”
“In the algebra of fantasy, A times B doesn't have to equal B times A.”
“At heart, the issues raised in a work of fantasy are those we face in real life.”
“The raw materials of story are the raw materials of all human cultures.”
“Fantasy is hardly an escape from reality. It's a way of understanding it.”
“Keep reading. It's one of the most marvelous adventures that anyone can have.”
“But just because you've seen something, it doesn't mean you stop looking.”
“It is not the trappings that make the prince, nor, indeed, the sword that makes the warrior.”
“Most of us are called on to perform tasks far beyond what we believe we can do.”
“I have learned there is greater honor in a field well plowed than in a field steeped in blood.”
“We hold each other's lives in our open hands, not in clenched fists.”
“There is truth in all things, if you understand them well.”